Happy Wednesday! We’re finally in full school year mode. All the kids’ lessons, classes, and rehearsals have started. It hasn’t been too bad so far. Busy, but not unreasonably so.
I finally finished the last bit of Drumbeat, so technically it’s not a WIP anymore. It’s with beta readers, so it’s not quite final yet. But I’m not still writing it. That means this week is the last snippet. I figured I wouldn’t leave you all hanging entirely, so I’m posting what follows from last week’s bit. Next week, I’ll have a new WIP to share from.
Last time, we had an “uh-oh” moment because Cian’s had a bit too much to drink at a wedding reception. It might be best if he stays away, but he can’t help himself—especially with very little filter.
WIPmath: 4 paragraphs for the 4th.
The real trouble didn’t start until after dinner and the customary scheduled festivities. Brandon and Gemma were working their way around the room accompanied by Skye. Everyone else was milling about and talking. It was too chaotic for Cian, and the excessive amounts of booze he’d consumed so far were not helping. He’d already lost track of Eric and Nell.
And then he spotted Jamie. Jamie, who looked far too appealing for his own good. Jamie, who made Cian feel hot and cold at the same time and made his head swim. All right, maybe that was the alcohol, but the worst of it had started to wear off finally. Cian deposited his empty Sam Adams bottle on a table and made his way over.
Jamie saw him before he got there, and Cian watched his whole body tense up. That should’ve been a hint to stay away, but Cian was feeling bold—or possibly still tipsy—and didn’t care. He meant to apologize for the mix-up with their dates. Those were the words in his head, anyway. They weren’t the ones that came out of his mouth.
“Jamie,” he said, and then when Jamie turned his attention to Cian, he continued. “I’m sorry about the—the thing. Y’know. At the thing.”
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Love the look into Cian’s thoughts here. ‘All right, maybe that was the alcohol…” Lol. This is great, and I can’t wait until I’m able to reach about the rest of their story. 🙂
Hopefully not too long! It’s off to betas, then on to my publisher hopefully by the end of October. After that, ball’s in her court when she wants to release it.
Meanwhile, I wasn’t supposed to, but I already started Mack’s story.
Sorry about the thing at the thing…. so poetic Cian! Are you going to swallow that foot in your mouth? Hate to see the WIPpets for this go, but I’m about to change WIPpet gears too, so I do understand.
Ha! Yeah, it’s pretty awkward.
I’ll miss posting from it too. Technically, it is still in revisions, but I have a few new things I’m working on that I’ll be posting from. At least, I will if I can get my butt in gear and write them!
“I’m sorry about the—the thing. Y’know. At the thing.” I love this last line! Cian is hilarious :’)
I know how it feels when a word is on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t find it. I am guilty of this all the time :’)
I am halfway through your novel and loving it so far! Can’t wait to read the rest 🙂
Ha! Yeah, I definitely lose track of what word I want pretty often.
Glad you’re enjoying the story! 😀
I just finished reading and I love the story so, so much!! Jamie is my favourite character and Cian is such a sweetie <3 I will leave my comments in the Google doc soon 🙂 🙂
Awesome! Looking forward to your thoughts on it. It’s always good to have fresh eyes. My other betas have been with this series for a while now, and they can spot continuity errors or when someone is out of character and other important details. But what they don’t have is the ability to see it fresh without the “baggage” of the previous stories. That’s not a bad thing, but it does mean it’s nice to have new perspective.
I didn’t realize that this was a series, though I did get the sense that some characters are more story to them 🙂
Aww, love the flushed confusion Jamie is causing in Cian!
Heh, or the slightly drunk confusion, LOL. Cian *may* be just a tiny bit sweet on him. 🙂
I read this last week and tried to comment, but my dearest SO was stealing all the bandwidth. I didn’t know the comment had been lost in the process. Oh, well. *shrugs* I see this scene in full in my near future… 😉 Alcohol…good ideas…incompatibility issue.
Wait, I thought you’d commented too. Hm. WordPress is sometimes weird. It ate 3 people’s comments last week, but those all had links in them.
Anyhow…I’m biting my nails waiting for you to read that scene. I think it’s…lacking. Except maybe for this part, which I kind of like.